HERMANN F. SAILER Prof. Dr. med., Dr. med. dent., Dr. h. c. mult., Dr. sc. h. c. mult.
Specialist in oral, maxillofacial, and facial surgery, founder of the clinic, senior director
Academic titles
- Full Professor for Maxillofacial Surgery and Pathology of the Masticatory System (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
- Dr. med., University of Erlangen, Deutschy
- Dr. med. dent., University of Erlangen, Deutschy
- Dr. med. et chir. h. c., University of Naples, Italy
- Dr. med. dent. h. c., University of Athens, Greece
- Dr. sc. h. c., University of Chennai, India
- Dr. sc. h. c., University of Mangalore, Indien
- Dr. med. et pharm. h. c., University of Timisoara, Romania
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England h. c.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh h. c.
- Professor of the Scuola Internazionale di Odontoiatria, University of Rome
Consultant titles
- Consultant for oral and maxillofacial surgery and plastic surgery (Deutschy)
- Consultant for oral and maxillofacial surgery FMH (Switzerland)
- Consultant dentist for oral surgery and stomatology (Switzerland)
Professional career
- 1972 – 2014 368 scientific papers
- 2013 Opening of the Cleft Centre in Lahore, Pakistan
- 2013 Opening of the Klinik Prof. Sailer in Bad Ragaz
- 2012 Opening of the new Cleft Clinic in Kerala, India
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2012 Humanitarian Life Time Achievement Award
International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation (ICPF) - 2009 Honorary doctorate, University of Timisoara, Romania
- 2007 Honorary doctorate, University of Chennai, India
- 2002 Honorary President of the Deutsch Soc.of Preventive Medicine
- 2001 Opening of the Klinik Prof. Sailer Zürich, Switzerland
- 2001 Co-Founderof the Swiss Soc.of Oral Surgery and Stomatology
- 2000 Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- 2000 President of the first world Cleft Congress (Cleft2000) in Zurich
- 1999 Membership of the Armenian Academy of Medical Sciences
- 1997 Founder and President of Swiss Ass. of orofacial Laser Medicine
- 1997 Co-Founder of the Swiss Cleft Palate Association
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1996 Membership of the Deutsch National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
(oldest scientific association in the world) - 1996 Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 1994-1996 President of the European Ass. for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
- 1995 Honorary doctorate, University of Naples, Italy
- 1994 Honorary doctorate, University of Athens, Greece
- 1989 - 1994 Medical Director of the University of Zurich School of Dentistry (ZZM)
- 1987-1991 President of the Swiss Ass. for Maxillofacial Surgery
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1987 Ordinarius (ord. Prof.) and clinical director of the Clinic for Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery of Zurich University Hospital - 1985 Extraordinarius (ao Prof.) of the University of Zurich
- 1983 - 2006 16 academic honorary memberships
- 1985 Swiss consultant specialist for maxillofacial surgery
- 1983 - 2006 16 academic honorary memberships
- 1981 Facial plastic surgery, Boston USA
- 1980 Academic teaching qualification (Privatdozent), University of Zurich
- 1979 Wassmund Prize from the Deutsch Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- 1978 Deutsch consultant specialist in maxillofacial surgery
- 1976/77 Research Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 1972 - 2001 Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Zurich
- 1971 - 1972 General surgery and traumatology, University of Würzburg
- 1968 - 1971 Dentistry training, University of Erlangen
- 1962 - 1968 Medical training University of Erlangen
Special awards
- 1994 Doctor h. c., University of Athens
- 1995 Doctor h. c., University of Naples
- 1996 Fellow of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FDSRCS) h. c.
- 1996 Professor of the Scuola Internazionale di Odontoiatria, University of Rome
- 1996 Membership of the Deutsch National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (oldest scientific association in the world)
- 1998 Membership of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences
- 1999 Membership of the Armenian Academy of Surgical Sciences
- 2000 Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS) h. c.
- 2003 Honorary member of the Spanish Association OMS
- 1983 - 2006 16 further honorary memberships
- 2007 Dr. sc. h. c., University of Chennai, India
- 2009 Dr. med. et pharm. h. c., University of Timisoara, Romania
- 2012 Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award (ICPF)
- 2014 European CEO Award for the Best Private Medical Health Care Provider in Europe
- 2017 Dr. sc. h. c., Nitte University, Mangalore India
Further awards
- Wassmund Prize from the Deutsch Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1979
- Scientific award from the Deutsch Association of Dental Medicine for the best publication 1979
Honorary lectures
- President's Lecture: British Dental Association 1979
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1988
- President's Lecture: British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1991
- President's Lecture: International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1995
- Osborn Memorial Lecture 1995, Iowa, USA
- Charles Tomes Lecture of the Royal College of Surgeons 2000
- Ginwalla-Oration of the Society of OMFS of India 2001
- President's Lecture: Asian Congress of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2002, Mumbai
- President's Lecture: European Congress of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2006, Barcelona
- President's Lecture: Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India 2006, Kolkata
- In addition 180 other invited lectures
Publications
- 407 publications from all areas of cranio-maxillofacial surgery
- Monograph: Transplantation of Lyophilized Cartilage in Maxillofacial Surgery: Experimental Foundations and Clinical Success. Karger, Basel 1983
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Atlas der Oralen Chirurgie [Atlas of Oral Surgery] Thieme, Stuttgart 1996 (co-author: Dr. G. Pajarola)
(editions: Deutsch 1996, Italian 1997, Spanish 1997, English 1998, Portuguese 1998, Greek 2000, Turkish 2004) - 2009: second edition
Academic editing
- Editorial section editor Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
- Editorial Board Member American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Editorial board member, magazine of the Deutsch Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Editorial Board Member Odontoiatria Oggi
- Editorial Board Member of Rev. Española de Cirurgia Oraly Maxillofacial
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International consultant American Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Editor of the yearbooks for Swiss Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Further functions
- Treasurer of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery 1980–1994, again since 1997
- President of the Swiss Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1987 – 1991
- General Secretary of the Swiss Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1991 – 1997
- President of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 1994 – 1996
- Founding president of the Swiss Society for Orofacial Laser Medicine
- Co-Founder of the Swiss Society for Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment and Orofacial Anomalies 1997
- President of the 1st World Cleft Congress (Cleft 2000) July 1–5, Zurich, Switzerland
- Co-founder of the Swiss Society for Oral Surgery and Stomatology
- President of the International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation, later Cleft-Children International (CCI)
- Establishment of five clinics for treatment of facial anomalien(2001–2008) in India, one in Romania (2006), three in Africa (since 2011), one in Pakistan.
- International Consultant of Medical One for training of plastic surgeons (2005–2007)
- Established Cleft-Kinder-Hilfe Professor Hermann Sailer Stiftung GmbH, Hannover 2005, to help cleft children